Frisian

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Frontmatter -- Abbreviations -- Symbols -- List of Maps -- Foreword -- 1 Introduction. -- 1.1 Historical Development -- 1.2 The Position of Frisian within Germanic -- 1.3 The Periodization of Frisian -- 1.4 The Frisian Speech Community: Past and Present -- 2 Old Frisian. -- 2.1 The Emergence of Frisian as a Literary Language -- 2.2 The Origin of Old Frisian Manuscripts -- 2.3 From West Germanic to Old Frisian -- 2.4 Phonology -- 2.5 Vowels -- 2.6 Vowels in Unstressed Position -- 2.7 Consonants -- 2.8 Morphology. 2.9 Nouns -- 2.10 Adjectives -- 2.11 Comparison -- 2.12 Adverbs -- 2.13 Numerals -- 2.14 Pronouns -- 2.15 Verbs -- 2.16 Syntax -- 3 Modern Frisian. -- 3.1 Modern West Frisian Dialects -- 3.2 From Old Frisian to Modern West Frisian -- 3.3 Position and Function of Modern West Frisian -- 3.4 Survey of Post-Classical West Frisian Literature -- 3.5 North Frisian Dialects -- 3.6 Position and Function of North Frisian -- 3.7 North Frisian Literature -- 3.8 East Frisian -- 3.9 Saterlandic -- 4 Frisian Studies. -- 4.1 A Brief History of Scholarship -- 4.2 Onomastics -- 5 Bibliography -- 5 Bibliography -- 6 Index of Names -- 6 Index of Names